UCSP-111 / ►Week 17: Long Test /

►Long Quiz 4

The respect and admiration that

comes from success, achievement,
rank, or other favorable attributes.

The correct answer is: prestige

This term refers to a type of

religious group that is
distinguished by having broken
away from a larger organization.

The correct answer is: Sect

It refers to a combination of
symptoms that are considered to
be a recognizable disease only
within a specific soc iety or
culture.

The correct answer is: culture-

specific syndrome

A process that takes place when

two social groups or classes are so
different that a compromise
between them is im possible.

The correct answer is: social

contradiction

Are systems of social stratification

that are based on achievement,
allowing more flexibility in social
roles, inc reased social mobility,
and better interaction among
social groups and classes.
The correct answer is: open
systems

It refers to transformations that

alter the roles and status of people
as well as the structure and
organization of society and its
institutions.

The correct answer is: social

change

The theoretical perspective that

examines how various aspects of
society contribute to ensuring its
stability and continued function.

The correct answer is:

Functionalism
A theoretical perspective based on
the ideas of Karl Marx, in which
inequalities brought about by
social stratific ation lead to
conflict among social classes.

The correct answer is: conflict

theory

Which of the following is true about

slavery system?

The correct answer is: It is an

extreme form of social inequality
wherein individuals can be owned
by others as their property.

These theories claim that global

poverty is caused by the
exploitation of poor countries by
the wealthy ones.

The correct answer is: Dependency

theories

It is the feeling of affinity or loyalty

towards a particular population,
cultural group, or territorial area.

The correct answer is: ethnicity

The spread of certain elements

from one group to another in
society.

The correct answer is: diffusion

August Comte was the one who

proposed the secularization theory.
The correct answer is: True

It takes place when there is a

significant disruption that leads to
the alteration in the way power
and authority are exercised in a
state.

The correct answer is: political

change

Which of the following is true about

class system?

The correct answer is: It is based

on the ownership of resources as
well as the occupation or
profession of an individual.

It is a theory that focuses on the

relationship among the core,
peripheral, and semi-peripheral
countries in the g lobal economy.

The correct answer is: world-

systems theory

It refers to the stratification

system that is determined by
personal effort and merit.

The correct answer is: Meritocracy

A type of health system that is

based on science and the skills of
health workers.

The correct answer is: Western

health system
Functionalism is a theoretical
perspective that examines how
various aspects of society
contribute to ensuring its stability
and continued function.

The correct answer is: True

It refers to the division of large

social groups into smaller groups
based on categories determined by
economics.

The correct answer is: social

stratification

Defined as the legal state of being

vested with the rights, privileges,
and duties of a citizen.
The correct answer is: citizenship

Sex refers to the culturally-

imposed characteristics which
define masculinity or femininity.

The correct answer is: false

The dynamic process in which the

living cultures of the world change
and adapt to external or internal
forces.

The correct answer is: cultural

change

Which of the following is true about

estate system?

The correct answer is: It is

associated with Feudalism.

Social conflict is characterized by

unequal opportunities and rewards
for different social classes in a
society.

The correct answer is: false

Closed mobility systems limit

interactions among members who
belong to different social groups.

The correct answer is: True

Theories that focus on the role of

governments in fostering economic
development.

The correct answer is: state-

centered theories

It is the belief in numerous

personalized, supernatural beings
endowed with reason, intelligence,
and/or volition, that inhabit both
objects and living beings and
govern their existences. 

The correct answer is: animism

Caste system is an example of

The correct answer is: closed

system

It refers to the process of

introducing new ideas, things, and
methods in society leading to
social change.
The correct answer is: innovation
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The process in which the individual

or group fully adopts another
culture, often leading to the loss of
their nati ve culture.

The correct answer is: assimilation

Traditional health systems are

healthcare beliefs and practices
that have been established by
indigenous people in developing
nations.

The correct answer is: True